Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL Favorite

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bear

bear (1:01)

1 year ago 0 + -

let's hope sun doesn't do MySql community like it does openSolaris or Java community ;)

bear

bear (5:53)

1 year ago 0 + -

yea, but will Sun be sending sales dudes if they spot companies with cash in the logs?

bear

bear (11:35)

1 year ago 0 + -

gotta give him credit for realizing that MySql was already good at what it did at the core - so this gives me hope Sun isn't just acquiring brains.

bear

bear (16:05)

1 year ago 0 + -

could this be the point that made MySql a must have for Sun? They get the same engineering mindset for Linux that they have for Solaris but without impacting Solaris now - hmm

bear

bear

1 year ago 0 + -

Great interview Robert - thanks for sharing!

hughman

hughman (13:36)

1 year ago 0 + -

Pretty radical thought about effectiveness and culture.

FiddlinLady

FiddlinLady (7:13)

1 year ago 0 + -

I think that's the main "buy" decision point for the majority of MySQL users - free!

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